Calendar list of papers in HO 98/66 - 1796-1805

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
1 Shaw Portland 17960118 re insuffient defence 'IoM a frontier post'
2 Atholl Portland 17960124 only 300 men to defend 70-80 miles of coast
3 Shaw Portland 17960206 some barefaced smuggling activities eg surplus Port wine to Ireland
4 Shaw Portland 17960216 1st RMF to offer 8 days pay as contribution to Gov re war
5 Shaw John King 17960323 [private] apologies for smallness of contribution for war £584 sent
6 Shaw Portland 17960323 £584 sent to war contribution
7 Shaw Portland 17960326 Taubman contributes another £100
8 Shaw Portland 17960504 need to take account of strangers esp from Ireland; ? augment fencibles
9 Shaw Portland 17960511 some from Ireland bailed for using seditious language - awaiting arrival of Atty genl
10 Shaw John Cosnahan HB Douglas 17960510 require strangers from Dublin to have certificates of good standing? enc
11 Shaw Portland 17960609 Irish need passports from Ld Lt of Ireland to land on IoM
12 Shaw Portland 17960614 arrivals from Ireland without papers held in Castle Rushen - 27 from Portaferry Co Down
13 Shaw Wickham 17960614 need Atty Genl re persons held by revenue - tmp appt of Thos Howill as acting atty genl
14 Shaw Portland 17960622 Impressment warrants - Shaw notes difficulties with herring fishermen as not professional seamen + suspicious arrivals into Peel
15 Portland Shaw 17960627 passed comments re herring fishery to admiralty; send descriptions of suspicous characters to Dublin
16 Wickham Shaw 17960629 re strangers without papers as noted in 17960622 - not to be given to impress
17 Shaw Portland 17960706 no facilities here to hold number, nor any funds; the 27 mentioned were taken to Douglas but master (Capt Boyde)of revenue cutter refused passage
18 Shaw Castlereagh 17960706 details sent with Capt Boyde but some account given by Mr Potter (Down Patk) who left Strangford Loch same time copy enc
19 Shaw Castlereagh 17960611 list of Irish strangers apprehended enc
20 Shaw Wickham 17960706 Query re acceptable passports
21 Wickham Shaw 17960711 note re acceptable passport
22 Wickham Shaw 17960714 admiralty refuse to exempt herring fishermen from impressment
23 Shaw Wickham 17960726 Keys refuse to attach penalties to not reporting strangers etc
24 Shaw Wickham 17960731 Lt Salwey arrived from ireland with a search party for possible rebels 'lurking in the Island'
25 Shaw Portland 17960910 40 men pressed in last week from fishermen - Keys give a memorial to be sent to Admiralty[memorial not included on file as noted sent to Admiralty]  
26 Shaw Wickham 17960916 [private] want at least some of the men of real property + heads of families released - includes list of those impressed
27 Shaw Wickham 17960916 re impressed men taken by HM armed schooner Spider
28 Shaw Wickham 17960907 list of those impressed enc
29 Shaw Portland 17961101 ack (official notice re Quarantine)
30 Shaw Portland 17961122 enc address from Keys[address not on file]  
31 Shaw Wickham 17961221 [private] wants Mr Kelly as deputy atty genl - mentions no longer able to give dinners + mix as before  
32 Shaw Wickham 17961221 re absence of Atty Genl Frankland
33 18030822 inserted note re Frankland  
34 Portland Shaw 17990112 approval of James Kelly as deputy Atty Genl
35 Wickham Shaw 17990112
36 Frankland Charles Read 17990223 re requests from Shaw + Taubman that commission for Fencibles start from 24 Aug 1798;
37 Shaw Portland 17990322
38 Atholl Portland 17990713 [from London]
39 Atholl Portland 17990809 [from IoM]
40 Atholl Portland 17990824 [from IoM]re deputing Robt Cunninghame Lt Govr Shaw on leave, not able to return till mid Sept but Atholl needs to be in Perthshire - wants to depute Lt Robt Cunninghame as Lt Govr for the 10 days or so.  
41 Atholl Portland 17990902 [from IoM]acks permission to depute Cunninghame
42 Shaw Portland 17991101
43 Atholl Portland 18000308 [from IoM] re Acts for Royal Assent
44 Atholl Portland 18000426 [from London] store of gunpowder expended
45 Shaw Portland 18000530
46 Shaw J King 18001100 [tight binding]
47 Shaw Portland 18001200 [tight binding]
48 Shaw Portland 18010127
49 Shaw Portland 18010200 [tight binding]
50 Shaw Portland 18010626
51 Fraser J King 18010710 re salaries of Deemsters
52 Shaw Pelham 18010813
53 Shaw Pelham 18011020
54 Atholl Pelham 18011117 [from London]
55 J Lace deemster King memorial for increase in salary;notes a court house lately built at Douglas [enc]
56 Atholl Pelham 18011211 [from London]
57 Shaw Portland 18001200 [tight binding]
58 Atholl Pelham 18020304 [from London]
59 Shaw [Pelham] 18020409 ack of peace treaty
60 Shaw Pelham 18020412
61 Shaw Pelham 18020412 memorndum that Atholl desires to ruin him
62 Shaw Pelham 18020417
63 Shaw Pelham 18020423
64 Shaw Pelham 18020506
65 Shaw Pelham 18020604
66 J F Crellin 18020604 memorial [enc]
67 J F Crellin King 18020604 memorial [enc]
68 Shaw Pelham 18020705
69 J F Crellin Pelham 18020901
70 Shaw Pelham 18020902 ack of official quanrantine notice
71 Shaw Pelham 18030110
72 Shaw York 18030110 memo re forces on IoM
73 J F Crellin Pelham 18030117
74 Shaw Pelham 18030123
75 Shaw Pelham 18030123 memo [enc]
76 Shaw Pelham 18030210 death Thomas Shirman store-keeper
77 Shaw Pelham 18030304
78 Shaw Pelham 18030404 [private]  
79 Shaw Pelham 18030405
80 J F Crellin Shaw 18030330 [enc]
81 Shaw Pelham 18030521
82 H Speed Wm Faukner 18030521 re Lord Henry's regiment
83 Atholl Pelham 18030521 [from London]
84 Shaw Pelham 18030528 ack of official notice re trade to France
85 Shaw George Shee 18030528
86 Shaw J King 18030730 [private]  
87 Shaw Pelham 18030730
88 Shaw Pelham 18030730
89 Shaw Pelham 18030803 arrival of Catholic priests from Dublin  
90 J Shaw J King 18030801 [from London]
91 Shaw York 18030716 [enc]
92 Shaw Pelham 18030805
93 Shaw Charles Yorke 18030827
94 Shaw Charles Yorke 18030830
95 Shaw Charles Yorke 18030902
96 J F Crellin Charles Yorke? 18031016
97 J F Crellin King 18031016 memorial [enc]
98 J F Crellin Charles Yorke 18031029
99 Atholl Charles Yorke 18031104 [from Dunkeld]
100 Atholl Charles Yorke 18031104 [from Dunkeld]
101 Shaw Charles Yorke 18031111
102 Shaw Charles Yorke? 18031203 re signal stations etc
103 Shaw 18031201 monthly return IoM Volunteers [enc]
104 Shaw Charles Yorke 18031204
105 Tynwald 18031203 proposed Act to raise money [enc]
106 J Taubman J C Curwen 18031208
107 Keys J C Curwen 18031204 poor state of house of keys [enc]
108 Atholl Charles Yorke 18031207 [from Dunkeld] suggests resigning as Gov-in-chief with role passing to brother Lord Henry  
109 Atholl Charles Yorke 18031207 [confidential]tbackground to above resignation proposal  
110 Shaw Charles Yorke 18031216 proposed taxes
111 Atholl Charles Yorke 18031224 objecting to Tynwald's proposed Act
112 Shaw Charles Yorke nd [Private][letter rcvd Jan 1804]  
113 Shaw J King 18040203 [Private]re his (Shaw's) possible resignation + Lord Henry Murray appts as Lt Gov  
114 Atholl Charles Yorke 18040206
115 Shaw Charles Yorke 18040212
116 Shaw Charles Yorke 18040218
117 Shaw J King 18040320 [from London][Private]  
118 J Taubman Charles Yorke 18040329
119 Shaw Charles Yorke 18040328 [from Bath]
120 Atholl Charles Yorke 18040405 [from London]
121 Atholl Charles Yorke 18040419 [from London]
122 Atholl Charles Yorke 18040420 [from London]
123 H A ? 18040420 hurried note "Dorset is fled to Richmond"
124 Shaw Charles Yorke? 18040425 wants resignation
125 Shaw J King 18040425 memo in case resignation needs to be delayed
126 Shaw J King 18040426
127 Shaw Charles Yorke 18040426 needs extension to leave of absence
128 Shaw Hawkesbury 18040521
129 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040609 recommends Thomas Stowell as Clerk of Rolls following death of Mark Quayle
130 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040615
131 Atholl Hawkesbury?
132 Shaw J King 18040623
133 Shaw 18040703 Memorial
134 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040803 [from IoM]
135 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040803 [from IoM]
136 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040803 [from IoM][Private]have appointed brother Lord Henry Murray as Lt Governor  
137 Hawkesbury Atholl 18040810 refusal to allow Atholl to appoint brother as Lt Govr
138 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040816 [from Blair]
139 Atholl Hawkesbury 18040905 [Dunkeld]
140 agents for Keys Hawkesbury 18040911 drawing attention to long disputes with Duke + desire for Lt Governship to be speedily nomination
141 H Murray Hawkesbury 18040913
142 James McCrone Hawkesbury 18040914
143 Keys (committe) Hawkesbury 18041103
144 Hawkesbury Atholl 18041207 [copy]  
145 Atholl Hawkesbury 18041216
146 agents for Keys King nd
147 Atholl King nd reponse to memorial of Keys
148 House of Commons 1805 request to see the instrument by which Lord Henry was appt by Atholl dated 4 Aug 1804
149 John Christian Hawkesbury nd
150 Keys Hawkesbury 18050406 need for a resident Governor  
151 Atholl Hawkesbury 18050524 wants copies of reports of Commissions of Inquiry sent to IoM in 1765 (wants ASAP)
152 Smelt Hawkesbury 18050615 re needed repairs to appartments in Castle Rushen
153 Atholl Hawkesbury 18050627 [from London] enc letter from deemster Crellin
154 J F Crellin King nd
155 Atholl Hawkesbury 18050719 [from London] re equal salaries for deemsters; a new Gov house should be purchased in pref to repairing one in Castle ditch; Lt Gov not to call Keys without informing Sec of State; also wants a sec for Govrnr
156 Smelt J King 18050725 re repairs started but need to go to England to buy furniture  
157 Frankland Hawkesbury 18050728 opinion on Lt Govr continuing to preside in court cases if Govr on Island [raised by Atholl 18050719] - he may
158 Smelt Hawkesbury 18050802 ack of official notice re yellow fever
159 Smelt Hawkesbury 18050829 [from London]inadequate salary
160 Smelt J King 18050912 [from IoM]repairs to house; loss of a garden
161 Smelt J King 18051009 re control of volunteers
162 treasury Smelt 18051015 Rcvr Genl ordered to pay Lt Govr as requested
163 Smelt Hawkesbury 18051103 cover letter for Key's address
164 Keys King 0 address to King with thanks for appt of Smelt [enc]
165 Smelt Hawkesbury 18051103 Custom house patronage
166 Paul le Mesunier King 18051104 concerns Alderney not Man
167 Smelt Hawkesbury 18051107
168 Smelt Hawkesbury 18051204 death of Lord Henry Murray on 3rd Dec
169 J Christian (agent for Keys) Hawkesbury 18051226
170 J Christian nd memorial re debt

Notes

This is the fourth file in the HO 98 series dealing with the IoM - a thick bound volume, which can cause some text to be lost in the binding. The pages are unnumbered - the page number here is the position of the document in the bound volume. Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].

It is intended more as a finding aid than as full abstracts of each paper.

The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Portland - Secretary of State at Home Office for the northern district, later replaced by Pelham, followed by Rorke and finally Hawkesbury
William Frankland - appointed Attorney-General in 1796
Alexander Shaw - Lt Governor, appointed in 1791;resigned on grounds of health + pushed by Atholl in 1794; replaced much to displeasure of Atholl by Cornelius Smelt in 1805
Cornelius Smelt - appointed Lt Governor in 1805 - remained in post through to death in 1832
Duke of Atholl - 4th Duke, appointed Govr-in-Chief in 1793 - held post until death in 1830
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